Superstar opera diva Maria Callas portrays the avenging
sorceress of Greek legend in Pasolini’s primitivist retelling of
Euripides’ tragedy. Spurned by her lover Jason, pagan priestess
Medea unleashes a maelstrom of bloodshed. Italian iconoclast
Pasolini’s heady mix of mythology, Marxism, and magic distills the
tale to its most abstract and elemental, while Callas, in a nearly
wordless performance, is electrifying as the woman who rains fire
on her enemies.

Screening in a 35mm restoration.

In Italian with English subtitles

Talks

Introduction

by Wayne Koestenbaum
The 7pm screening will be introduced by writer Wayne Koestenbaum
(The Queen’s Throat).